Balgarianovinite.com The second evening of the 51st Winter Musical Evenings – Prof. Ivan Spasov International Festival in Pazardzhik is devoted to chamber music, Pazardzhik Municipality said on Friday. Cellist Razvan Suma and pianist Josu Okinena performed works by Robert Schumann, Bela Bartok, Felix Lavilla, Bohuslav Martinu and Astor Piazzolla.
Josu Okinena holds a doctorate from the University of Valladolid and studied under Felix Lavilla. He graduated with distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and is a recipient of the Andres Segovia and Jose Miguel Ruiz Morales awards for the performance of Spanish music in Santiago de Compostela. He has taught postgraduate courses at universities in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Cuba and Bolivia, and has participated in music research seminars at the University of Florida, the University of Warsaw and the City University of New York.
Razvan Suma holds a Master’s degree from the National University of Music in Bucharest and studied at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has attended masterclasses with Arto Noras, Miklos Perenyi and Frans Helmerson. Since 2010, he has been a soloist with the Romanian Radio Orchestras and a professor of cello at the National University of Music in Bucharest. He is the founder and artistic director of Romania’s first cello festival, the CellEAST Festival. Together with Josu Okinena, he performs internationally as a duo.
The festival opened on Thursday. Before the start, the accompanying photo exhibition Moments in Frame by photographer Nikola Kolev was also inaugurated. The event runs from January 29 to February 1 and offers free admission for all visitors.
Over the years, the festival has established itself as one of the town’s most important cultural events, helping to preserve local traditions and maintain Pazaradzhik’s cultural identity, the municipality said.
The Winter Musical Evenings – Prof. Ivan Spasov International Festival is a long-running classical music event in Pazardzhik, staged at the Maestro Georgi Atanasov Hall and organized by Pazardzhik Municipality, with support from the Ministry of Culture. The festival traditionally opens with Pantcho Vladigueroff’s Rhapsody Vardar, features the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra alongside guest soloists and ensembles, and offers free admission as part of an effort to broaden access to high-quality musical art. It is named after composer and conductor Ivan Spasov, founder and long-time director of the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra and the creator of the festival. Winter Musical Evenings Puts Chamber Music Centre Stage in Pazardzhik 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-30 08:57:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law